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09.08.12

77 Dead in Aleppo

At least 77 are dead in Syria after government forces used shelling and air raids to bombard Aleppo on Saturday. Fighting also burst pipes responsible for delivering water to several hundered thousand people in the country, leaving certain areas with no drinking water. Across the country Saturday, 148 people are believed to have been killed. Aleppo has become the main battleground in the Syrian civil war, as rebels and troops fight for control.